Stone Enock Mutambo v Agness Mhango and Anor (Appeal No. 22 of 1989) [1990] ZMSC 21 (13 September 1990)

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CJ~Ar ;~ri?,~d~~,e~(jf.pr --~.!11!wf~l.,1tr~ssp11ss to personal pr,operty against the first responden~. who was his · ·· ·. former wUle, and: the second r-espoodent on behalf ·of .the. memtiers of the Zambia P~lice Force. The f~Ct$' Of.·the case were that .. previously the~e was an: action betw~~~i~~~!:,!~P~~!J~nr a~d the.· first respondent concerning :the owneJ1shipY.of1tafshop~·:':This action started. in. a ·· local co~rt ~nd' flna11. Y\~ded up in. the .. High Court as a.n appeal, frQm the.;subor~i11ate Court~.:, The· · ·• •),. :, ' ' ... : ':, .·.'. !''' '.. ' ,. . . . . . .. ' ' ·.··. · :' '/,:s?!.'~~; si~,t;J!t,<i{Jnir ' ; . ., . . ' • I';, ' ,••,: "•.''. •. ' I, 'i·,. I I . . : ' -I . 0 ·, . ,. ' ··.· ' ,.:.~ .. 'J ... i.. U·. •s ,• ! ·• : , ,',, ·. 'h, , ' ; ' '. . . . __ ·. ~ ... 2.· .;, · ~·r ; , · · . ' : _:' :_:; ::/·._/'·/ :'::,.;~ ·.:· ' . . ·. learned appellate judge ln that ac,tion ~etermined that the shop .. · •· . belonged to the appellant :and the·firsi• respondent. eq~ally~· The ·. •.:~ .. · statement of claim in :sup~o~· of .the:.~rit 1n this par,ticular . · · act.ion show~d th~t in fact thi~Ptinc.:},pAf:.,!;pmP.clgJ~tJr;~!~ad .b~ · the appellant was that he h~d been:1evicted from the sho'p by the · ' .. c~-owner •. · It transpires a~so t!l~~; by. the· sa~d statement of . claim, the appellant· was seeking ·ti'i' ~vi ct.the• co-owrier in turn..· . ,, ': .;,,f1 , · .... • : . · · <·i:i W~ haye listened, to.a,~lllll~nts:fr011t Mr~ ChaI~·and,· .i .. · ./· .. _:::: . • • · ,· '$\f,R\~f,'#~~.~T. JUDGEi : . , •,· ..... ;)' i Y.'1\1~ , ,- ·t•\,,,,\,,r··_-'1,-l,f·11;~t~'.·.,., "'fj, .,.,. ' r.:,,:;~ .. ;:.i.~-.,i;~•.1 . . . • , .· ' " 'V •, ', .· .· >';: " • , . , ' • • I . ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ', ' . . ' -. •· , . . . . . . • . . . ' .· • • .'. -: 1.! ' .. ' ' , . . '. • . ,'1 ', ·• • ' ' •• ··. : ,, ' .· • ,· ' ' ' ' · . •,•_; .· '. -· ..... : .r '' ., , ..• ,- '. '-:'.'i ·:: ·: :_•·_.,,:-.-:·,:•·,~-··,', .•:·•;.;·•:1_ : , ·';)_ .. :·:,, ': ., ,, " , . ' ·: ); . ·, ,:, .. · ; , f.t'.· Ol<afor in th1s.matter:aryd.1t'.;ls qtilte cl.ear .tnat;. althou.g~ ' , · .. ·, the writ as constituted was ll!isleallJng; and althQugh .certain.· of the claims in the stateinent.'o{cia'1~ may,:be Of doubtful• ' . validity. no~etheles~~ t~~r~.:b./p(~a~i;,.: ~: ;}aim ·:,.~r: damages· fQr wrongful eviction: di~clo~ed by. :th~'.'.i1t', Whi.ch .h~S never been · , tried before. That·· ts c~rta111:1;Ja/tiaim ·w111ch,-·coulc1 not be . the subject of res judicata .in relation to :the action• which was: pending as an appeal in th; tligt,/c~~~'.1 .:.f ~h~~'the Judge resolved.' .:•·· ·,-,•~·~.'::,;::.-;.:: · that the shqp belonged to b.ott,· partie~>equally. • .. Jhe action: for · :: ,,1.,;; >, :• · •,._.,'/:,. · wrongful eviction: being. viable· even·• now;.,:we find toat this. is :•; !'';':,·,, '.,.•_ 1,•,:,•, an appropriate ground upon whicfl;to, 11Upw this !IPPe~l. :The: . . " .. , ;~ . . app~al Is allowed,·. The :d:eternii~~t!Qn th~t.the. i•ssue~• wer~:res: .. /; .· ;' ::> j;icUcata'ts ·set·~dde.an~ the:~at,ter r~111itt.elbe.1ow .fo_r-,,.~he /:· .··. ::.::,<}:, action. t9 continue. at an. Y, .. r~~e : i~ ·~~.; r~~i~$· .. 011~ ·of-1:h~- cau~es ··~{, ;'·/jJ) · action is 11table. ·. :The plaintlff:::111: :t~is•, .~ctio1:r is, of. course~ ; '·. ···i•.:;t .• at: liberty to ma~e whatever ~pplfcati,on; ~e. deeins:fit jn the ·. High. Court in ord~r· to resoive·.;c~rt1i'1n ;Of th\' oth~r !~sues ~·. concerning what should happen to thi.s• Jointly-owi:ied shop. WE! · . . are cem:ainly convinced· arid satisfied that · 1t .was :not an abuse· . . . . of process for the parties to litig~te or to. relltigate issue.s which have not been resolved·:in the.'p~s(· The app~ar is .. · . · · · , '' ., ·'< · L . : ,'•,,. ,,·,·,!•,;:.' •,-,;.,;,~,,\••.,I••:-: ·--.~ ··> -:· .• 'r:.,.:, •·),•:. {, , , . .--. :, ·:,. ... , .. ''. I .. ' ··' · 1 " .. : : ,., ,, ·. r ,::: :1.r, .. ,-: t:; :r, :: •. , ' . . , ·,· ,•, .. . .'· · .,, ,•:,·, ·: · ·, : -.•.". • \'. •,, . ·, ,. ·.;: ,. . · ,· _,: ·, • , , . . • ,' :. ,· ·,'. . . · . - i ' , ,: .· . . ., • • • ,· ,'. ' ., : . . , . • • ' ' ' ' ' ' , '. . ' ' • ' . ' • , • , · • •: • ' • . ' } : ... ','•,;,:/•·./•.• . , - : - - . • : • ; . •.[:•.,:•: •.:.•. I : ,:} . .· · .-.','.'';, ,,1:,,··,..,', , . . allo"".ed _and the .c.osts: Wil 1 _::fol l_o1'1 ::.t~.~?'f~.?ti :'{ ' ' ' ''./ :\ . ·:.;,,-}.'.·~.";_:_:,·:· 1"·:·.·.·.•.•.'.<)>-~ ... :.~,t~1-{}/}:-\~t.-.-.'::-_ ·>~·;·, • • • • , ' . 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